Before I follow your kind lead, let me continue:

We hear music emanating from in front of us at a concert (for the sake of my argument, the traditional set-up). A microphone faces the stage, oriented forward like our ears and relatively near them. The music is so recorded. Later, a tape of the recording is played back through speakers upon that stage to us. I'd argue the performance would be the most accurate this way.

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